cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/31616900
I currently have an iPhone 14 Pro Max and I want to switch to an Android phone.
First of all, I eliminated all Chinese phones. Since Samsung has limited custom rom support, I gave up on that too. At the end, I decided to get a Pixel because of its GrapheneOS support.
But right now I’m stuck between Pixel 8 and 9. There’s a big price difference with small improvements. I can afford both but not sure if Pixel 9 is worth it. What do you think?
I don’t think so because the majority of the new features are added in software updates to the pixel 8
Edit: You’re running grapheneos so it doesn’t matter anyways. get the pixel 8 cause the differences are minuscule
Btw if you miss some performance, as far as I grasp it, you can disable “secure app spawning”. Again, afaigi it is for a pretty high threat model (apps trying to attack others, with their memory layout as attack surface).
This will reduce RAM need a ton, speed up app spawning and can reduce many issues like
- OSMAnd crashing or running slowly
- apps being killed in the background, increasing the issue of…
- … slow app spawning (the app performance is normal, except from low memory edge cases)
The only thing you’re really getting with the 9 over the 8 is better hardware design. Personally I miss the full visor, but not enough to look over the 9. If hardware doesn’t really matter as much to you the 8 is cheaper and will most likely reach feature parity with the 9.
Check the reviews. I have a Pixel 8 Pro, and it’s good. The battery is excellent - I can usually get two days out of it (without disabling anything).
